- Port Aransas Independent School District’s (PAISD) food services team started the “Passport Program.”
- The PAISD Food Services Director, Suzanne Horine, started this program to teach elementary school students about different cultures through their school lunches once a month.
- Students receive a paper passport and they get stamps when they try food from different countries.
- In addition to the food, the program teaches students about geography and different aspects of the culture.
When you think of school lunches, you probably don’t think of authentic cultural cuisine. Port Aransas Independent School District (PAISD) is changing the game, one school lunch at a time.
PAISD’s food services team started a new initiative this school year called the “Passport Program” which aims to teach elementary school students about different world cultures through their school lunches, once a month. Olsen Elementary School students all received a paper passport, which they can then collect stamps after trying food from a certain country that’s offered in the cafeteria.